Letters -- Published April 30, 2013

Tuesday

Apr 30, 2013 at 12:01 AM

Shame on the U.S. Senate! Voting against legislation to protect our children is criminal. I will get a list of senators voting no on this gun control legislation and actively campaign to get them defeated at their next election. Party does not matter. Democrat, Republican, Independent - I will get them defeated at the next election. I suggest all parents do the same!

Shame on the U.S. Senate! Voting against legislation to protect our children is criminal. I will get a list of senators voting no on this gun control legislation and actively campaign to get them defeated at their next election. Party does not matter. Democrat, Republican, Independent - I will get them defeated at the next election. I suggest all parents do the same!

As a retired public school teacher, I spent 30 years working with the young children of our community. As a Korean War veteran, I did not risk my life so that some gun nut can shoot our children.

As an aside, I wonder how many of these NRA members actively served during a war overseas confronting the enemy of our country. I suspect many did not. They like to shoot something that cannot shoot back!

This legislation has nothing to do with the Second Amendment. You can still hunt. Just don't use a war weapon to do it.

Harvey W. Addie

Stockton

In response to Mayor Anthony Silva's comments related to the low-paying wages through WorkNet, WorkNet helps thousands of individuals find meaningful employment. Some workers, especially displaced workers, are able to use WorkNet services to find high-skill, high-paying jobs. Some use WorkNet to receive training or retraining to upgrade their skills in hopes of better employment.

However, some individuals using WorkNet services have significant barriers to employment that are not appropriate for high-skill, high-paying jobs. I think tattoo-faced gang-bangers might fit that description.

From Silva's comments, it does appear that WorkNet should refer individuals with significant barriers to employment to the Boys & Girls Club of Stockton, because it appears they hire low-skilled workers at high wages.

Jay F. Baker

Retired division manager, Worknet

Stockton

"Program has deadly serious intentions" was the headline on a Feb. 19 Record story.

The intent of publishing the story is laudable, and you even had a picture of part of the event. What was not mentioned is that during the pre-graduation season, 10 such two-day events will be conducted in San Joaquin County, plus many more throughout California.

The program involves many people in the community as well as the schools. Prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, motivational speakers and others provide program input, frequently on their own time. Some have been involved locally for many years.

I suggest interviews with some of the local program participants and organizers and a story that is more comprehensive.

Franz R. Kegel

Mothers Against Drunk Driving victim advocate, Stockton

Reuben Navarrette, who sadly is allowed to have a regular column in The Record, preaches the same pro-Latino nonsensical rhetoric week after week.

He plays to our hearts ... illegal "immigrants can't return home during those months when they're out of work, or to visit mom for Mother's Day, because they're afraid they won't be able to get back."

Well, the fact is, they should not be given a free pass to go back and forth between a country where they are illegal immigrants. We simply need to build a wall along the Mexican-American border from California to Texas that is impenetrable.

It's not that difficult to do and would cost less than what American taxpayers spend on the "finger in the dike" system that we have now.

Navarrette needs to go back to his "homeland" that he speaks so highly of. We do not need him or those of his ilk in the U.S. He and his kind bring this country down - they do not help it in any way.

Tom Simpson

Stockton

» NOTE: Navarrette, who holds both a bachelor's and master's degree from Harvard, is a native of Fresno.

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